000
FZNT02 KNHC 230253
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 23 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 15.8N 82.4W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
23 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.1N 84.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.8N 88.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INLAND NEAR 18.0N
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD OVER WATER NEAR
20.5N 92.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICHARD NEAR 22.5N 
93.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 20N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 29N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES 12.5N47W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 13N44W TO 
07N47W. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 44W AND 51W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING W OF 83W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 86W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.